Under that blue rain of blades just now, quite a few Sternritter members had been injured.
But Cang alone—relying on the power of his Holy Script: Steel—unfurled steel wings and forcibly endured the barrage from the small Seinaru Metsuya (Holy Destruction Arrows).
Besides that, Cang's performance in the earlier battle had been exceptionally dazzling as well.
It could be said that his defense was even harder than the hierro of a Vasto Lorde-class Hollow—hard enough to tank a Bankai head-on.
Hearing this, Cang looked at Cole with a solemn expression and said in a low voice:
"I want to learn your Blut and your Ransōtengai stance!"
The terrifying strength Cole displayed just now had almost entirely been shown through those two "basic" abilities.
Especially that Ransōtengai stance—treating reishi as something he could command, turning large areas of buildings and soil into reishi he could freely manipulate.
In an instant, his combat power increased by a thousandfold.
Honestly, if Candice hadn't spoken up to stop it, Cole and Jugram really could have shattered the entire Wandenreich.
And Cang had noticed something else—
Cole was still in Ransōtengai.
There was no sign of it ending at all.
That alone proved Cole had fully mastered it, without losing even a trace of his Quincy power.
"Learn my abilities?!"
Cole instantly felt his teeth ache, not knowing how to reject this battle maniac.
Whether it was his Blut or his Ransōtengai, the essence of both was that they were backed by his other powers.
They were… uniquely his.
He could use them, but he absolutely couldn't teach them to anyone else.
As he was thinking, a voice came into his ear—
Yoruichi.
"Brat, you can agree to it."
"Why?!"
Cole was confused.
I can't teach this guy at all. What if I get exposed?
Yoruichi said, "It's fine. Teach him spirit pressure reinforcement. That'll keep him busy for years."
Cole's face went completely blank, speechless.
"Yoruichi-san… that's just scamming."
Can a Quincy use a Shinigami's spirit pressure reinforcement?
Yes.
Because it's basically a universal technique—Shinigami, Quincy, and even Hollows can do it.
As for how strong the defense becomes, that depends entirely on how much spirit pressure the person has.
But can you use that to improve Blut?
Obviously not.
Spirit pressure reinforcement spreads spirit pressure evenly over the body's surface—like forming an external exoskeleton.
But Blut Vene and Blut Arterie inject power into the blood vessels—everything happens inside the body.
One is outside, one is inside.
They don't even touch.
Hearing Cole's complaint, Yoruichi sounded like she wanted to beat him for being hopelessly dense.
"You idiot, how is that a scam? If you don't give them some benefit, who's going to join your Military Police?!"
Cole pouted and argued back, "I didn't give the Hollows in Hueco Mundo any benefits, and they still joined my Las Noches."
Hiding under the rubble, Yoruichi nearly exploded. She flailed her little paws and shouted:
"You idiot! You're beyond saving! Are Quincies and Hollows the same?! Quincies have order, okay?!"
Compared to Shinigami and Quincies, the Hollow world was simpler by thousands of times.
In Hueco Mundo—
Whoever is strong is boss.
But in human society, everything runs on利益—benefits first. Strength comes second.
Even in Seireitei, Yamamoto was clearly the strongest, yet he still never ruled the entire Soul Society.
The same was true in the Wandenreich.
Hearing that, Cole couldn't help sighing.
"Cities are too complicated… I want to go back to the countryside…"
Compared to dealing with these sly old foxes, he liked those "innocent" Hollows more.
Of course—
Only if they didn't eat humans.
Letting out a breath, Cole looked at Cang's firm gaze and said in a low voice:
"Fine. I can teach you."
Cang's eyes lit up instantly.
Even someone as calm as him couldn't hide his excitement now—he almost wanted to kneel down on the spot and take Cole as his master.
When Cole hesitated earlier, Cang had thought there was no hope.
After all, he knew it too—improved Blut and improved Ransōtengai could massively strengthen a Quincy.
Cole had used those two abilities to go head-to-head with Jugram, the strongest below His Majesty.
That alone showed how precious and powerful those two "basic" abilities were.
Yet Cole had actually said he'd teach him…
Cang took a deep breath, stood as straight as a spear, and saluted with utmost formality.
"Legion Commander!"
Cole clicked his tongue in amazement.
He really hadn't expected to be called "Legion Commander" one day.
Behind him, the girls—who had been listless—instantly became excited too, their eyes sparkling.
They had thought joining the Military Police meant suffering.
But now it didn't look like that at all.
Just improved Blut and Ransōtengai alone were worth a fortune—something you couldn't even buy.
And Cole hadn't hesitated at all, directly saying he'd teach them both.
Once they learned them, their strength would rise by at least over ten times.
Compared to the Sternritter, this treatment was on a completely different level.
At that point, their waists didn't hurt, their legs didn't ache, and they didn't even care about Cole's earlier roughness anymore.
They stood up excitedly and saluted as well.
"Legion Commander!"
"Legion Commander!"
"Legion Commander, I'm proud to join the Military Police!"
"…"
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Cole couldn't help complaining.
"You weren't acting like this just now."
The girls looked awkward.
Mainly because they truly hadn't expected Cole to hard-carry against the Sternritter all by himself.
Giselle smiled sweetly.
"Cole-sama, we were childish just now. Please forgive us, okay?"
Cole shuddered.
Being so sweetly coddled by a little man-girl was… seriously hard to endure.
"Fine. Then I'll take you to the Military Police first."
Cole didn't say anything else. His gaze shifted toward the old site of the Military Police.
Once he stabilized the base here—
He could go back to Soul Society and have fun.
Speaking of which… it really had been a long time since he'd seen Rukia, Orihime, Unohana, Soi fong, and the others.
He wondered if they missed him.
Right then—
Boom!
A violent explosion shook the ground. From within a rift, scorching flames shot into the sky.
Bazz-B—who Cole had smashed into the ground earlier—returned again, wrapped in blazing fire.
Flames burned across his body.
His eyes, like fire itself, locked onto Cole.
Before Cole could even move, Cang stepped forward, steel wings spreading behind him, and coldly said to Bazz-B:
"Bazz-B. I've already joined the Military Police now. If you want to lay a hand on the Legion Commander, you'll have to get past me first."
Cole couldn't help admiring Cang's "team awareness."
He'd only just joined the new group, and he was already turning on his former teammates.
Candice and the other four girls darkened, cursing Cang for being sly—using this to curry favor with Cole.
So they hurriedly rushed forward too.
"Bazz-B, the Legion Commander already showed mercy by not killing you. You still dare to fight?"
"The battle is over. Go back."
"As long as I, Gigi, am alive, I won't let you hurt the Legion Commander!"
"Give up…"
As they spoke, they all displayed their powers.
Lightning.
Golden cutlery.
Pink hearts.
Blue skulls.
All of them stared fiercely at Bazz-B in the flames.
If he dared move—
They didn't mind teaching him a harsh lesson. Maybe Cole would look at them differently after that.
But faced with all their threats, Bazz-B showed no sign of caring at all.
He strode toward Cole.
Just as they were about to attack—
Bazz-B suddenly slid down on his knees, skidding right up in front of Cole, head tilted up, shouting excitedly:
"Legion Commander, add me too! Add me too! I've always admired the Military Police from a thousand years ago! Please let me join the Military Police! I want to be your subordinate too—"
Everyone present got hit with a wall of disbelief.
They'd thought he came to take revenge.
Turns out he came to knee-slide.
Even Cole was speechless.
"Are you trying to learn my abilities… so you can get revenge on me later?"
Bazz-B shook his head like a rattle drum, swearing with conviction:
"How could I?! I, Bazz-B, am not that kind of person! I just want to improve my strength, so I can better revive the Military Police!"
Cole got even more speechless. He didn't believe a single word—
But he also didn't reject Bazz-B's joining.
Because to him, one more or one less made no difference.
So just like that—
They headed toward the Military Police.
Along the way, they chatted excitedly.
"Legion Commander is a genius—improving Blut to that level!"
"Right?! Fusing Blut Vene and Blut Arterie together, gaining both powers at the same time—genius among geniuses!"
"No wonder you could conquer Bambietta!"
"I feel like Legion Commander is even stronger than Haschwalth. If you master Holy Scripts and the Quincy Complete Holy Form, you'll be even stronger…"
Listening to all the flattery, Cole asked Yoruichi:
"When you were a commander, was it like this too?"
The little black cat trailing behind them yawned lazily.
"Yeah. So what? Pretty boring, right? That's why I didn't want to be a captain. I just ran off to the Human World to have fun."
"It's okay. Just… kind of novel."
While they talked—
Cole suddenly stopped.
The others behind him stopped too.
Looking at the ruined house in front of them, Meninas blinked, then looked up at Cole with her innocent, blank expression.
"Legion Commander… this… isn't this where the Military Police is?"
Calling this a Military Police base was generous.
It looked more like a slum—broken, tattered, not even windproof or rainproof.
A thick layer of dust covered everything.
Clearly, no one had lived here in a long time.
Even the remaining gate looked like it could collapse at any second.
It was hard to believe the Wandenreich still had a place like this.
"Yes. This is the Military Police."
Cole nodded firmly.
During the days he spent conquering Bambietta, he had specifically visited the Military Police a few times.
He'd already cleaned up the identity issues completely.
Of course, Yoruichi's help was indispensable—after all, she was the commander-in-chief of the Stealth Force. This was her field.
Hearing Cole's confirmation, the two male Quincies—Cang and Bazz-B—didn't react much.
For them, even rubble could be lived in.
This was at least… barely a house.
But for Candice and the girls, it was like the sky was collapsing.
Their eyes filled with despair as they stared at the broken building.
"We… have to live here?!"
Giselle freaked out, shaking his head like crazy.
As a little man-girl, his love for beauty was even stronger than the others—so he cared even more about where he lived.
Even Bambietta couldn't help saying:
"Master… I can train here in the day, but can I go home to sleep at night?"
"Of course not."
Cole looked at them like they were weird.
"The Military Police was just established. When do you think you'll have time to leave?"
The whole point of him building power here was to cover his tracks—so he could play freely across the Three Realms.
If that was the case—
This place absolutely needed to feel alive and populated.
Hearing that, Bazz-B smugly flicked his hair and said to the girls:
"You can tell you're not loyal to the Military Police. I'm different—starting now, I'll stay at the Military Police 24 hours a day."
Cang said calmly, "That's right. Being able to learn from the Legion Commander is an honor. I won't waste even one second."
The girls nearly exploded.
How could they be compared to stinky men?!
Candice grabbed Liltotto's mouth and stretched it long, panicking:
"Hey, Lili, think of something! I don't want to sleep in a place this barren!"
This broken house…
Was basically sleeping outside with a few extra walls.
She could talk inside, and someone eight hundred meters away would still hear it.
What privacy was there?
Liltotto returned to her deadpan expression, pulled her mouth back into shape, and said flatly:
"If you hate it that much… then rebuild it."
"Eh?!"
The girls froze.
Then it hit them—
They could rebuild.
After all, they used to be high-ranking Sternritter. It never crossed their minds to actually do manual rebuilding.
Once they realized, their eyes lit up.
Candice asked eagerly:
"Legion Commander, I feel like this environment doesn't match the former glory of the Military Police at all. Can we rebuild it?"
Even Cang and Bazz-B looked over.
If you could sleep in a better place, who the hell would choose a ruin?
They weren't masochists.
Cole had no reason to refuse. He lazily stretched and walked forward.
"Do whatever you want."
"But I'm absolutely not lifting a finger."
Everyone instantly got excited.
Bazz-B blurted out, "Legion Commander, leave everything to me! I'll bring my subordinates over right away!"
As a Sternritter, he also had quite a few Quincies under him.
The others all agreed too, saying they'd bring their people over as well.
After they left—
Yoruichi, still in little black cat form, hopped onto Cole's shoulder and stared at him with a strange expression.
"You brat…"
"Don't tell me you're planning to split the Wandenreich?"
(End of Chapter)
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